Re: Great sail on Saturday

Alan Gomes wrote:
> Capt. JG wrote:
>> "Alan Gomes" <xxx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Capt. JG wrote:
>>>> "Alan Gomes" <xxx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>> Can't imagine they would catch the battens coming down. Our 
>>>>>> problem was catching the battens going up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Precisely. I often read of people who complain about the battens 
>>>>> hanging when raising the sail. But that's why I installed mine so I 
>>>>> could pull them to the mast, just because of the problem you have 
>>>>> mentioned. I only deploy them for dropping the sail, which is when 
>>>>> I need them anyway. I guess the issue with some setups is that they 
>>>>> cannot be pulled forward to the mast and kept out of the way; they 
>>>>> just stay up all the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> --AG
>>>> Ah... ok. Made me nervous. LOL This is the reason why I chose the 
>>>> other system... yet more stuff to do. Do you have help or do you 
>>>> single hand?
>>>>
>>> I usually single hand. Sometimes even with non-sailing guests it 
>>> amounts to the same thing. :-)
>>>
>>> It is true that I have to go to the mast to release the jacks before 
>>> dropping the sail. Takes less than 30 seconds. But it really does 
>>> help with flaking the sail, and actually keeps it secure enough so I 
>>> could dispense with sail ties until I get into the dock. But 
>>> typically I put on a few ties to hold it and then pretty it up when 
>>> I'm back at the dock, before I put on the sail cover. So while not 
>>> perfect it is definitely a net positive.
>>>
>>> Alan Gomes
>>
>>
>> Yeah, I pretty much do the same thing with the dutchman. I pop the 
>> halyard, give a couple of tugs to get the mail all the way down, then 
>> one tie with the halyard captured underneath it. On the way back to 
>> the cockpit, I flip the clew end of the main onto the boom, and it 
>> pretty much stays. If the wind is really up, then I'll put another tie 
>> on near the leach.
>>
>>
> Though I've never used it the Dutchman sounds like a really nice system.

>       What do they cost? I was able to install my own lazy jacks quite 
> inexpensively and it was easy to do.
> 
> Alan Gomes

  Dutchman can get expensive as they recommend your sailmaker and rigger 
do the work. It requires some holes punched in your sails.
  It is a nice system.   http://www.doylesails.com/dutchman.htm

  Gordon